ebay - would you rather

reason2

Buy something Buy it now for £12.00 with free p&p

or Buy something Buy it now for £8.00 with £4.00 p&p

i know its the same price but does the cost price of the item have a psychological impact.

Goldiegirl

The cost of the postage has a psychological effect on me.

If I think anybody is overcharging on postage, I won't buy from them.

If I thought the £4 was too much for postage on the item I wouldn't buy from that seller., and I'd choose the £12 plus free pp

If the £4 was reasonable, I'd then compare the two sellers. I'd pick the one who's feedback I preferred, and buy from that seller

A_Couple_In_Love

Totally no difference, many eBay sellers charge higher postage fees on purpose so that there is less ebay fees on the item itself (ebay don't charge fees for postage).

It all just goes off what seller I trust, and where the items being shipped from. Surly any buyer would just see £12 as £12.

Sagz_2

As a buyer it would make no difference to me. When shopping I list items 'lowest inc P&P' so I just make a decision on the overall price.

jeffuk

A_Couple_In_Love wrote: »

Totally no difference, many eBay sellers charge higher postage fees on purpose so that there is less ebay fees on the item itself (ebay don't charge fees for postage).

It all just goes off what seller I trust, and where the items being shipped from. Surly any buyer would just see £12 as £12.

Postage is included in fees now.

iammumtoone

For the one item it wouldn't make any difference to me, but if the p+p was separate I might look at your other items and be tempted to buy another one if the combined postage was attractive. If it was free p+p I wouldn't even bother looking at your other items.

jeffuk

It should make no difference but some buyers think they are getting a free lunch if you offer free postage so this what I tend to do.

reason2

im trying to find the right balance.. my main issue is lack of feedback.. meaning lack of trust.. even the items i have sold still not got the feedback.. so although im getting plenty of views and watchers.. i think they are waiting for my feedback to increase

Pierre_De_Grenoble

A_Couple_In_Love wrote: »

Totally no difference, many eBay sellers charge higher postage fees on purpose so that there is less ebay fees on the item itself (ebay don't charge fees for postage).

as has already been said, ebay charge 10% on the postage/packing costs, and as previous threads have shown there are numpties who feel they are on a crusade and who ding DSRS for any perceived excess over the postage cost...


When I buy I look at the total costs not the headline..

Anatidaephobia

reason2 wrote: »

Buy something Buy it now for £12.00 with free p&p

or Buy something Buy it now for £8.00 with £4.00 p&p

i know its the same price but does the cost price of the item have a psychological impact.

I would prefer the option with £4 P&P if it was first class postage.

Free P&P items are usually second class postage - and often take several days before they are dispatched.

I view items in order of lowest price including P&P so I wouldn't really care how the price was distributed unless, as in the above scenario, going for one option over the other had benefits to me, ie quicker postage. Pricing can have a psychological affect on people though, they don't like to feel like they're being ripped off - and that applies to the postage costs as well as the item itself.

hamly

I would choose the free P&P option. A couple of times I have bought something that's turned out to be faulty or not as described. The seller has refunded the item cost but not the postage, so I have been left out of pocket. So whenever I'm faced with the scenario you describe, I always opt for free postage.